7 Reasons Why I Quit Intermittent Fasting 

Folks gotta realize that everything is not for everyone...

I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol and over weight, I started intermittent fasting and within 6 months my weight was back to normal and blood pressure and cholesterol were back to normal

IF is a good thing to practice when you are older and your metabolism slows down (and probably a little overweight). When you are younger there is no benefit on skipping breakfast. I learnt it the hard way.

My body was pretty much perfect until I was into my 50's when weight started creeping. The weight battle went back and forth for years. In my late 70's I began keto and fasting, got control of weight and improved health. Now I'm in my eighties and credit reasonable keto and occasional prolonged fasting with good health.

I have been doing this for years. Long story short I realized I needed to change. It was instantly better. My mind was much sharper as well. I just work out early in the morning. And eat a well balanced breakfast, and decrease my calories in the evening.Great video.

i did fasting for a year. now, im bloated, stress level high, this video is for me. Im planning to stop fasting everday. dats everyday. The long term effect in my body is terrible, i got sleep problems, moody and yes bloated. So today i decided not to skip meal, i experimented this IF coz its popular, but after a year , the results sucks. Thanks for this vid.

Thank you so very much for this podcast, which I really needed to hear!! I have been doing IF for more than 10 months. I have recently realized that I just haven't been getting enough protein or calories. Have lost weight and really need to gain at least 10 pounds. Have been feeling lots of stress and thought it was because of my 2 Narcissist roommates. (Moving very soon!). They are away now on a long Christmas holiday and I feel even more stress. Feel so weak so often and sometimes legs are so weak that I feel as if I will fall if I take a nice walk. I will go back to regular eating right away. This IF is not worth it for me. Thanks again. Love, Jo

This video was extremely helpful. I have been IF for a while now. Everyone is saying you have to eat whole foods, but what if you don't have an appetite. I no longer have an appetite for food, causing my immune system to plummet. IF is good for the short term. I now have to force myself to eat breakfast because, as a female, not eating a hearty breakfast n skipping meals causes hormonal imbalance. If you need to shed some pounds, do it, but don't make it long-term. The stress you're talking about I've experienced as well, and that also doesn't give you an appetite leaving you bloated from your last meal. Also, difficulty sleeping.

Thank you for your video. I had a bad experience with intermittent fasting as well. It is not for everyone.

Thanks so much Bro. 🙏💝 This video was very informative. I suffer with all the issue you said here. I ve love all my energy n feeling lethargic all the time. It's time to restart eating normal. 👍

Compliments to you for trying different things and for remaining critical and not dogmatic. If I may give some advice, whatever your age and preferences the best is to eat whole foods, unprocessed. And for someone over 40, IF was good way to get rid of some weight and insuline resistance. Im sure I didn't need it at 19. I am now back to whole, organic foods and trying not to worry about food too much.

Thank you for sharing your story I had the same problems as you (and I'm also Dutch :p). My body was already easily stressed because of subclinical hypothyroidism, but luckily I found Ray Peat’s work. I started and tried fasting at 25, but it always felt bad (I tried to get rid of brain fog and it worked, but because of stress hormones). As my last resort, I tried low-carb to fix my health issues and it was absolutely horrible. I will never forget the extreme stress (I only did it for 5 months). Then I found Ray Peat on Twitter from ex keto/carnivore/low carbers talking about how Ray’s work saved them and I tried it and finally started slowly healing from the age of 27 (I'm now 29).

So the problem wasn't intermittent fasting but the quality and quantity of food you were or weren't eating.

Very enlightening thanks

Intermitting fasting is not for everyone in the first place. Secondly you need nutritious foods filled with all macro nutrients and fiber rich foods within your eating window, failing to do these will be problematic. Also consult a professional to guide you on the do’s and don’ts before going on this journey. Intermitting fasting and fasting in general has helped me in so many ways, in fact I feel very productive and energetic and clear mind with less hunger during fasting periods. Fasting is one of many tools of healthy living.

Amazing video

Great video! This is not often talked about...IF led me to low thyroid and overeating😒

You seem to have confused Intermitten Fasting (IF) with Caloric Reduction. The beauty of IF is the YOU taylor your hours of Fasting with your hours of Feasting. Preferably Feasting time under 12 hours. Your Cold Hands and Cortisol maybe Insulin Resistance issues. Have you had IR checked out? Your Bloating and Tiredness could be Lectin Issues (see Dr Gundy’s videos).

Thank you !

Shortly. Your body grows until age 29. Don't mass with it. In our 20s we ate a lot.

Thank you for sharing. Love , peace , joy and light . NAMASTĖ

I’ve been intermittent fasting for eight years and haven’t had any of his problems. Sounds like he eats the wrong food and not enough calories….his energy became low because his body never became fat adapted. His bloating is also a result of the wrong food , fasting allows the body to process previous food and toxins completely.

I've never been able to do IF. I have some blood sugar issues and if I don't eat for too long, I get weak and shaky. Granted, I'm thin already, so I need regular fuel as there's nothing to feed off of.

this is the video i needed, Started I.F. 2 months ago and it resulted in unintentional caloric restriction, feeling bloated and constipated most of the time. I also developed acid reflux and still experiencing the symptoms. Felt tired and im an athlete who trains 4 days at the gym and 5 days on the track so i need around 3k calories daily, so i would try to smash 1k calories into each meal 3 times a day. My body does not digest it properly

I tried intermittent fasting along with starting a plant based diet and it completely destroyed my gut 🤢🤢🤢🤢 I've had weird stomach aches for months. Went to the E. R and they did an ultrasound and there's inflammation there.

No one needs to fast in their 20s if you are active and sports orientated, if you are a computer geek then get outside

That's not intermittent fasting. Its just fasting. And as such it is not supposed to go on for years.

good for you

Being cold comes with being underweight, right? And not eating enough? IF does not = an eating disorder, but can certainly support this...I am beginning to be confused about the difference b/w IF and an eating disorder. It should not be about caloric restriction, right?

Because you didn’t eat whole food, I think in a very younger age it’s not a good idea to do intermittent fasting just because you need enough nutrition to grew up. By the way intermittent fasting is not starve your self, you just can eat as much as you can but certain of period. It’s not just you have to punish your body and starve yourself. You have to eat whole food with full of protein which provide you energy❤

It’s been 4 years now for me one meal a day (last/first meal 3-4pm. After 4pm no more food ) it does affect your life…in a very bad way.

The last 6 months I’ve been doing ADF 36 hour fasts 3x a week Mon-Wed-Fri… on feeding days I’ll consume around 3500-4500 cals.. never felt better in my entire life!

I have had alot of healing eating brown rice, beans, and raw spinach.

Sounds like you did the fasting without paying attention to your nutrition and the types of food you were eating!

what did you diet consist of!

I think unexperienced a lot of these seven symptoms, probably all of them, I have an intermittent fasting for almost 6 years now

Do you think you were hypothyroid at the time?

What is intermittent fasting plz explain

I had terrible acid reflux had to stop

because you didn't eat healthy foods I mean real foods, so it's not about IF. who needs intermittent fasting at 19 when you have high growth hormones.

simple dont eat to much carb yes but in the long run eat normal and train your muscle

Most of your symptoms sound like you just didn't eat enough. And you fixed it by eating more. As you said. I have always hated to eat breakfast, so I have been naturally doing IF for +30 years, and havent had those issues. But eating way too little all year around can indeed cause that, but then you should not blame IF, you should blame low calorie diet. "I stopped eating too little, and it improved my life" would be more correct title in my opinion. IF were maybe the reason why you didn't eat enough, but reason you felt bad were that you didn't eat enough, not IF by itself.

IF is for persons in their 25-70 years old.

That’s the problem eating more normally is what got people in trouble like getting diabetes come on you got a long way to go.

What this guy is experiencing is not a problem with I.F. per se, but the pretty obvious fact that he didn't/doesn't eat a healthy diet. Eat the equivalent of an enormous salad daily full of leafy greens, cruciferous veggies such as brocolli, tomatoes, carrot slivers, avocado, cucumber, nuts, cheese, hard boiled eggs, etc (experiment). Make a healthy salad dressing by whisking together a quarter cup of heavy cream with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, then add some avocado or olive oil (whisk again), plus whatever extra ingredients you prefer to make the dressing of your choice. Limit pasta, rice, and potatoes for the most part (don't go crazy). Avoid most bread products (you know what I'm saying). Have a healthy protein shake (e.g. BioTrust) daily. Optional, but recommended, four to eight ounces of quality meat/chicken/fish; plus a piece of the best new york style cheese cake you can find (we all need a daily reward). Replace your creamer with a half tablespoon of good quality butter in your hot coffee or tea. Do a cheat day once a week. You will be good to go.

People think they can eat whatever they want because they IF? It has to be part of a wellness regimen. Seems like this gentleman ignored other key components of the protocol and as a result had bad results and is now blaming not eating...believing that eating more will increase core body temp tells me all I need to know....food addiction is real and like any other addiction its a reaction to something else going off the rails...Imagine an alcoholic trying to justify why he absolutely has to start drinking again...

Let me tell you, you who are addicted to overeating: In Africa, there are people who go 3 or more days without eating, because they don't have much to eat. They live, and I remember for 17 years of my age me and other people being trained in dry fasting and prayer by my father who was a reverend in the church, it could be three days or 7 days, it helped us more, too bad we continue to do so. We are here. On the one hand you have to put your stomach at rest, have you calculated how many times have you eaten since the day you were born? your stomach is always at work morning and evening. It is necessary to renew the energy, by fasting. purify the body. Be at rest and that should help.

Lolz

Everything you describe is malnutrition, not really due to intermittent fasting